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- Two NYPD officials have been placed on leave because of their alleged commitment to the kidnapping and torture by a crypto dealer.
- The suspects sought the trader’s crypto wallet phrase during the three -week trial in Manhattan.
Two New York Police Department officers have been temporarily removed from active service under investigation over their alleged ties to suspects in Soho Crypto Abduction Fall that arrived last weekend, according to New York Times.
Police sources told the Times that one of the officers, Roberto Cordero, is said to act as a driver and easier and personally picked up the Italian victim, Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, from an airport on his arrival in New York on May 6.
The officer then transported the man to a luxurious townhouse on Prince Street in Soho, where the victim was later held hostage, was attacked and subjected to brutal torture involving weapons, forced drug use and chainsaw threats.
Cordero is awarded NYPD’s Elite Executive Protection Unit, a division whose task is to protect highly ranked city officials, including the Mayor of New York City.
The other officer under review, Raymond J. Low, is reportedly linked to the suspects through financial ties, after being alleged to have been paid to serve as private security for one or both primary suspects, John Woeltz and William Duplessie, according to one separately Report From Pix11 News, which covers the NYC region.
The nature of these services has not been fully revealed, and it is still unclear if the officers directly engaged with the victim. They were placed on administrative leave today after their alleged relations to suspects appeared.
“Death Day” Escape: Crypto Investor survives three weeks of torture and blackmail
This has become one of the most shocking crypto-related crimes so far because of the level of violence and long-term abuse.
The Court’s actions claim that Woeltz and Duplessie tied Carturan, hit him with a gun, exposed him to electric shocks, terrorized him with a chainsaw and forced him to smoke Crack cocaine.
For three weeks, the suspected carturan subjected to repeated abuse cycles in an attempt to force him to hand over access to his Cryptocurrency. His net value was estimated at about $ 30 million, according to NBC New York.
“Every city employee is expected to follow the law, including our officers, both on and off service,” the New York City Hall said. “We are disturbed by these accusations, and as soon as it came to our attention, the officers were placed on modified service. The investigation is ongoing.”
The Carturan eventually fled on May 22, the same day he said would be his “death day.”
Woeltz was arrested in serious accusations Following the disclosure of the kidnapping, while DuPlessie, a Swiss national and co -founder of Pangea Blockchain Fund, was handed over to the authorities earlier this week.
Woeltz was indicted on May 29 and a judge denied his lawyer’s request for release on a $ 2 million bond. Duplessie remains in custody and is waiting for prosecution.
